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Together AI · 2 weeks ago

Senior Manager, Data Center Strategy & Site Selection

San Francisco, CA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. They are seeking a Senior Manager for Data Center Strategy & Site Selection to own the scaling of their AI cloud's physical backbone, blending technical depth with commercial negotiation and strategic planning.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInternetIT InfrastructureOpen Source

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop Together's global data center strategy. Define where we invest and lease data center space and who we partner with. Balance cost, risk, and speed across regions to support product and customer demand

Own site selection and vendor relationships: evaluate new locations, negotiate colocation and power contracts, manage vendor performance on cost, delivery, and SLAs

Lead technical site diligence and design: assess power, cooling, redundancy, grid, and expansion capacity. You'll partner with engineers and consultants but are expected to engage technically, not just manage the process

Drive high-impact commercial and strategic transactions by engaging with supplier and internal executive leadership

Support sovereign and large-scale customer deals with custom infrastructure scoping

Collaborate cross-functionally with Infra, Finance, Product, and GTM to tie site investments to demand and product roadmap

Qualification

Data center strategyVendor negotiationsFinancial fluencyTechnical site diligencePower architectureCooling systemsClear communicatorInfrastructure planningSovereign AI projectsCollaboration skills

Required

5–8 years in data center strategy, site selection, or infrastructure planning at a hyperscaler, AI infra company, or large colocation provider

Strong technical grasp of DC fundamentals: power architecture, cooling (including liquid), redundancy schemes, and rack density

Experience leading vendor negotiations, structuring colo/power contracts, and managing RFP processes

Financial fluency: TCO modeling, lease vs. own analysis, and cost drivers across power and colocation

Clear communicator: able to translate technical trade-offs into business decisions for non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

Familiarity with power markets, energy procurement, or behind-the-meter strategies

Background in hyperscale or sovereign AI projects

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Startup equity

Health insurance

Other benefits

Flexibility in terms of remote work

Company

Together AI

Together AI is a cloud-based platform designed for constructing open-source generative AI and infrastructure for developing AI models.

Founded in 2022

San Francisco, California, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.together.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Together AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (19)

2024 (6)

2023 (3)

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$533.5M

Key Investors

Salesforce VenturesLux Capital

2025-02-20Series B· $305M

2024-03-13Series A· $106M

2023-11-29Series A· $102.5M

Leadership Team

Vipul Ved Prakash

Co-Founder & CEO

Kae Ike Lim

Executive Assistant to Co-Founder and CEO

Recent News

Dynamic Business

Together AI Revolutionizes Open-Source AI Economy

2026-01-20

Morningstar.com

AI21 Labs and Together AI Partner to Expand Access to Open-Source Models

2025-11-27

prnasia.com

PEGATRON Strengthens AI Infrastructure Collaboration with Together AI and 5C for NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 and NVIDIA HGX B200 Liquid-Cooled Rack Deployment in U.S. Data Centers

2025-11-19

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